Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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